TABLE showing the date when the several railroads of this State were opened for public travel. In 1831. The Mohawk and Hudson, 17 miles.. In 1832. The Saratoga and Schenectady, 22 miles, and 1 mile of the New York and Harlem..... In 1833. 1 mile of the New York and Harlem .. In 1834. The Ithaca and Owego, 29 miles, and 2 miles of the In 1835. The Rensselaer and Saratoga, 25 miles... .... In 1837. The Tonawanda, 44 miles; the Lewiston, 3 miles; 15 miles of the Long Island, and 2 miles of the New York and Harlem..... Miles opened each year. In 1838. The Hudson and Berkshire.. In 1839. The Syracuse and Utica, 53 miles, and 2 miles of the New York and Harlem . 55 In 1840. None. In 1841. 46 miles of the New York and Erie, and 5 miles of the Long Island ..... 51 .... In 1842. The Albany and West Stockbridge, 38 miles; the In 1845. The Cayuga and Susquehanna, 29 miles; the Buf- In 1846. 8 miles of the New York and Erie.... 153 64 64 62 8 25 244 151 York and Erie; 18 miles of the Watertown and Rome, and 69 miles of the Hudson River..... In 1851. The Canandaigua and Elmira, 47 miles; 128 miles of the New York and Erie, and 52 miles of the Watertown and Rome .... Miles opened each year. In 1852. The Buffalo and State Line, 69 miles; the Troy and ... In 1855. 26 miles of the Black River and Utica, and 30 miles of the Potsdam and Watertown..... 297 227 237 371 109 56 In 1856. 9 miles of the Black River and Utica, and 244 miles of the Potsdam and Watertown.... 33.50 In 1857. 2 miles of the Brooklyn City, and 21 miles of the 23 11 In 1858. 11 miles of the Buffalo, New York and Erie..... In 1859. The Genesee Valley, 15 miles; the Ninth Avenue, 3 miles, and the Broadway Railroad of Brooklyn, 44 miles, In 1860. The Atlantic and Great Western in New York, 49 miles; the Staten Island, 13 miles; 4 miles of the Brooklyn Central and Jamaica; 5 miles of the Brooklyn City, and 1 mile of the Ninth Avenue.... 23.50 72 In 1861. 4 miles of the Brooklyn City, and 5 miles of the 9 In 1862. Coney Island and Brooklyn, 10 miles; 5 miles of In 1863. Albany and Susquehanna, 35 miles; Brooklyn, Bath 38 Street Ferry, 7 miles; Rochester City and Brighton, 64 miles; Utica City, 2 miles; Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin, 14 miles In 1864. Albany and Susquehanna, 1 mile; Broadway and Seventh Avenue, 8 miles; Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island, 2 miles; Central Park, North and East River, 19 miles; Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry, 1 mile; Long Island, 5 miles; Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham, 5 miles; Troy and Cohoes, 34 miles; Utica City, 2 miles... In 1865. Adirondack Company, 25 miles; Albany Railway, 3 miles; Albany and Susquehanna, 46 miles; Oswego and Rome, 18 miles; Saratoga and Hudson River, 26 miles... In 1866. Albany and Susquehanna, 16.52 miles; Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach, 3.50 miles; Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh, 8 miles; North Shore, 6.25 miles; Oswego and Rome, 10.58 miles; Albany Railway, 2.48 miles; Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry, 3.50 miles; Brooklyn City, 0.75 miles; Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery, 4.72 miles.... Miles opened each year. 56 47.50 118 56.30 93.82 In 1867. Albany and Susquehanna, 9.48 miles; Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh, 36.70 miles; Long Island, 10 miles; Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap, 6 miles; Montgomery and Erie, 10.27 miles; New York, Housatonic and Northern, 5 miles; Schoharie Valley, 4.38 miles; Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley, 12 miles...... In 1868. Albany and Susquehanna, 17 miles; Black River and Woodhull, 7.50 miles; Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh, 6.50 miles; Buffalo and Washington, 16.03 miles; Long Island, 6 miles; Middleburgh and Schoharie, 5 miles; Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap, 7 miles; Skaneateles, 5 miles; South Side, 53 miles; Utica and Black River, 9.70 miles; Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley, 31 miles; Whitehall and Plattsburgh, 15.56 miles, 169.29 In 1869. Adirondack Company, 12 miles; Albany and Susquehanna, 17 miles; Black River and St. Lawrence, 1.75 miles; Black River and Woodhull, 3 miles; Clove Branch, 4.25 miles; Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley, 16 miles; Dutchess and Columbia, 43 miles; Far Rockaway Branch, 6 miles; Flushing and North Side, 3 miles; Glen's Falls, 5.77 miles; Goshen and Deckertown, 11.64 miles; Greenwich and Johnsonville, 0.25 miles; Lake Champlain and Moriah, 7 miles; Lebanon Springs, 57 miles; Middleburgh and Schoharie, 75 miles; New York and Oswego Midland, 100 miles; Rensselaer and Saratoga, 6 miles; Rondout and Oswego, 12 miles; Southern Central, 25 miles; Southfield Branch, 1 mile; South Side, 4 miles; Utica and Black River, 14.36 miles; Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley, 13 miles; Valley, 1.50 miles; Wallkill Valley, 11.50 miles; Whitehall and Plattsburgh, 4.44 miles.... Miles opened each year. In 1870. Adirondack Company, 12 miles; Black River and St. Lawrence, 11.25 miles; Buffalo Creek, 3.25 miles; Carthage, Watertown and Sackett's Harbor, 3.14 miles; Cazenovia and Canastota, 15 miles; Cherry Valley, Sharon and Albany, 20.91 miles; Flushing and North Side, 0.85 miles; Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville, 10 miles; Greenwich and Johnsonville, 13.75 miles; Hempstead and Rockaway, 5.50 miles; Lake Champlain and Moriah, 0.18 miles; Long Island, 35 miles; Monticello and Port Jervis, 12 miles; New York and Oswego Midland, 110 miles; Nyack and Northern, 4.33 miles; Oswego and Syracuse, 7.64 miles; Poughkeepsie and Eastern, 15.26 miles; Rondout and Oswego, 21.03 miles; Southern Central, 43 miles; Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley, 11 miles; Valley, 9.50 miles; Wallkill Valley, 6 miles...... In 1871. Adirondack Company, 11 miles; Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris, 3.50 miles; Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia, 12.06 miles; Carthage, Watertown and Sackett's Harbor, 4 miles; Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh, 54.80 miles; Dutchess and Columbia, 15 miles; Erie and Genesee Valley, 7 miles; Greene, 8 miles; Ithaca and Athens, 35 miles; Ithaca and Cortland, 20 miles; Junction, 7.67 miles; Lackawanna and Susquehanna, 11.75 miles; Monticello and Port Jervis, 11.75 miles; New York and Mahopac, 6.97 miles; New York and Oswego Midland, 54 miles; Poughkeepsie and Eastern, 5.57 miles; Rochester and Pine Creek, 6.25 miles; Rome and Clinton, 13.03 miles; Rondout and Oswego, 26.97 miles; Schenectady and Susquehanna, 3 miles; Southern Central, 27 miles; 370.21 370.59 Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris, 6 miles; Suspension Miles opened each year. In 1872. Black River and Morristown, 8 miles; Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia, 59.91 miles; Cayuga Lake, 12 miles; Central of Long Island, 22 miles; Erie and Genesee Valley, 5.25 miles; Ithaca and Athens, 0.63 mile; Lackawanna and Susquehanna, 5.70 miles; Lake Ontario Shore, 1.06 miles; Middletown and Crawford, 10.22 miles; New York and Hempstead, 5.50 miles; New York, Kingston and Syracuse, 14 miles; New York and Oswego Midland, 72 miles; Poughkeepsie and Eastern, 21.02 miles; Schenectady and Susquehanna, 12 miles; Smithtown and Port Jefferson, 4 miles; Sodus Point and Southern, 25 miles; Southern Central, 21 miles; Syracuse and Chenango Valley, 14 miles; Syracuse Northern, 4.40 miles; Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley, 30 miles; Utica, Ithaca and Elmira, 20 miles; Wallkill Valley, 8.10 miles.... In 1873. Buffalo Creek, 0.50 miles; Buffalo and Jamestown, 25 miles; Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia, 32.55 miles; Cayuga Lake, 26 miles; Central Extension, 8 miles; Clayton and Theresa, 15.86 miles; Geneva and Ithaca, 40 miles; Harlem River and Port Chester, 11.80 miles; Jersey City and Albany, 12.50 miles; Lackawanna and Susquehanna, 4.26 miles; Lake Ontario Shore, 50.24 miles; New York, Boston and Montreal, 20.75 miles; New York and Canada, 17 miles; New York and Oswego Midland, 37 miles; New York and Rockaway, 10 miles; Rensselaer and Saratoga, 1.41 miles; Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania, 10 miles; Smithtown and Port Jefferson, 15 miles; Sodus Point and Southern, 10 miles; South Side, 16 miles ; Utica and Black River, 12.25 miles; West Troy and Green Island, 1.07 miles.. ... In 1874. Buffalo and Jamestown, 5 miles; Carthage, Watertown and Sackett's Harbor, 12 miles; Flushing, North Shore and Central, 28.90 miles; Newtown and Flushing, 446.60 375.79 377.19 |